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Add a reference to jan Lope's interpretation of multiple pi.
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'''''pi''''' is a [[:Category:Particles|particle]] used for grouping [[
== How it works ==
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:;lipu pi sona mute pi toki Inli
::English much-knowledge book (is the book in English or is the knowledge about English?)
jan Lope argues that, like [[li]] and [[e]], both [[pi]] phrases apply equally to the first noun in the phrase, rather than nesting.<ref>[https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jan-Lope/Toki_Pona_lessons_English/gh-pages/toki-pona-lessons_en/index.html#3127]jan Lope, "Are multiple ''pi'' phrases possible?</ref> As an example, he gives
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:;kulupu pi kalama musi pi ma Inli li pona.
::The English rock band is good.
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The ambiguity is whether it's an English band that plays some sort of music, or a band from somewhere that plays English music. There is little agreement on this matter, and in practice both interpretations are possible.
Using a single word between the ''pi'' does prevent the ambiguity, as a non-nested layout would contain an invalid single-word ''pi'' phrase. However, if you feel the need to stack this many modifiers, you might be better off rephrasing the phrase into a sentence:
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:;kala utala suli
::fish of fighting of bigness
== References ==
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== External resources ==
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